Best Eats This Week: Greek Food Festival and rib roast dinner

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — On this edition of Best Eats we discuss the return of arguably the county’s best food festival, plus a staffer creates a simple meal featuring two staples: beef and beer.

Lemoniki’s Combo at the Greek Food Festival, held at St. George Greek Orthodox Church, 401 Truxtun Ave., Bakersfield

Last weekend, the Greek Food Festival, continuing a tradition that began in the 1970s, offered baklava, spanokopita and gyros to crowds massed outside St. George Greek Orthodox Church.

There were mountains of rice and feta cheese, enough sausage and shish kebab to feed an army.

For the indecisive, the Lemoniki’s Combo plate at the BBQ stand had a little bit of everything: sausage, meatballs, shish kebab, rice, salad and bread.

No one’s hungry after finishing the combo. Getting a to-go order of baked goods — especially the loukamades, doughnut holes drizzled with honey and dusted with cinnamon — is a must. Keep that in mind when the festival returns.